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If they build it, you will come Dubai wants to be the ultimate sporting city. And, says Jason Cowley, it's not such a ridiculous idea. The Observer, May 4th 2008 When a son's thoughts turn to murder For years, Charles Hills was a figure in London literary circles. But what drove him to the brink of murder? His friend, Jason Cowley, traces the story of Hills's mental and spiritual decline, from gifted youth to Oxford student and finally to his cell in Belmarsh prison. The Observer, February 3rd 2008 Why we have fallen for Africa's lost boys Brutalised, war-ravaged and drugged-up, the child soldiers of Sierra Leone and Sudan have become a shocking symbol of today's violent world. The Observer, April 29th 2007 And the winner is? The culture of prize-giving has gone mad. We enjoy the glamour of a Booker or an Oscar night, but we lose something too in this orgy of awards, says Jason Cowley. The Observer, October 22nd 2006 What novelists reveal about the minds of murderers Authors are ideally placed to give us a true view of terrorism, says Jason Cowley. The Observer, August 13th 2006 In the east, the Cup does not overflow Dresden was not chosen to host a single World Cup game, even though the stated intention of the organising committee, at least when it was bidding for the World Cup, was to incorporate the east so that it became a tournament for the whole country. The Observer, June 25th 2006 The Cup that rules the world It unites continents, is watched by billions and its stars are treated as living gods. No contest can touch it for suspense or despair. Jason Cowley celebrates sport's premier competition. The Observer, June 11th 2006 Cecil Rhodes's dream ends where it began - in Bishop's Stortford We have just rented out our house in the quiet market town of Bishop's Stortford to a South African family. They arrived one morning in a friend's car, suitcases packed high on the back seat, resembling nothing so much as refugees fleeing a war zone. The Observer, April 16th 2006 A new life for the novel After 9/11, writers feared that the new age of terror would overwhelm their ability to reflect the world. But it has only heightened their powers. As the Booker panel prepares to announce its longlist, a former judge argues that this is the best year yet for British fiction since the prize began. The Observer, August 7th 2005 Rebirth of a nation The Oscar-nominated Hotel Rwanda is one of several movies and novels about the genocide. But is it fair to reduce events of such magnitude to a single dramatic entertainment? Can telling a story ever be the same as telling the truth? The Observer, February 27th 2005 |
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